On Saturday afternoon – one of the first warm days of the spring – I headed into London to watch a film in the Barbican. The Messenger is about the threats faced by songbirds – not just in the US and Canada but also in Europe and elsewhere. It’s a good…
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Oscar Dewhurst – Black-tailed Godwit
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Oscar writes: This was taken on a very overcast day last month in Suffolk. I was watching this Black-tailed Godwit pulling worms out of the ground but it was in a very cluttered bit of the water so I couldn’t photograph it. Luckily for me it soon came out and started feeding in the open….
Happy Birthday Sir David!
Happy Birthday Sir David! 90 years young and an inspiration to so many of us. Last week Sir David launched London Wildlife Trust’s Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve, where he said: ‘Contact with the natural world isn’t a luxury… it is actually a necessity for all of us. All we know about the natural world…
Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
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Congratulations to Andy Wightman
Any friend of Henry is a friend of mine! And now Henry has a friend in Holyrood as a successful Green Party candidate on the Lothian regional list. Andy Wightman co-authored a report on grouse shooting with Ruth Tingay last year. A nation celebrates – but I don’t see Scottish Land and Estates Doug McAdam…